aforisme
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aforisme m (plural aforismes)
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Further reading edit
- “aforisme” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “aforisme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “aforisme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “aforisme” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)
Noun edit
aforisme c (singular definite aforismen, plural indefinite aforismer)
- aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | aforisme | aforismen | aforismer | aforismerne |
genitive | aforismes | aforismens | aforismers | aforismernes |
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aforisme n (plural aforismen, diminutive aforismetje n)
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Indonesian edit
Noun edit
aforisme (first-person possessive aforismeku, second-person possessive aforismemu, third-person possessive aforismenya)
- aphorism
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismer, definite plural aforismene)
- an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)
- En aforisme er en kort og presis setning som uttrykker en tanke.
- An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “aforisme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aforisme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aphorism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)
Noun edit
aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismar, definite plural aforismane)
- an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)
- Ein aforisme er ei stutt og presis setning som uttrykkjer ein tanke
- An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “aforisme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aforisme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aphorism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
aforisme
- inflection of aforismar: